Deck 2: Treatment of Unipolar Depression

Question 1

Some medications like Haldol and Risperdol Consta are available as an IM preparation.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

t.i.d. stands for "twice a day."

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Synergism refers to the effect that happens when one drug cancels the other drug out.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Routes of typical drug administration include all of the following except:

A) oral
B) intravenous
C) intranasal
D) intercerebal

Question 5

Pharmacodynamics is the study of how drugs affect receptor sites, send signals, and cause neurochemical changes.

Question 6

Geriatric patients and others with decreased liver enzyme activity may require lower doses of medications to avoid toxicity.

Question 7

Absorption of most oral medication takes place in the small intestine.

Question 8

There were seven routes of administration discussed in this chapter.

Question 9

All of the following are symptoms of drug withdrawal except:

A) euphoria
B) insomnia
C) tremors
D) seizures

Question 10

Drug protein binding may hinder a drug's metabolism and cause the drug to remain longer in the circulatory system.

Question 11

Several drugs are available as orally dissolving tablets.

Question 12

Half-life refers to:

A) The average time required to eliminate one half of the drug's concentration.
B) The amount of time needed to eliminate the entire drug from the body.
C) The amount of time needed to notice the drug's effectiveness.
D) None of these

Question 13

In reading the following prescription in a medical record-Xanax .5 mg b.i.d. or p.r.n would mean:

A) Xanax .5 mg with food as needed.
B) Xanax .5 mg three times per day or before bedtime.
C) Xanax .5 mg twice a day or before meals.
D) Xanax .5 mg twice a day or as needed.

Question 14

Placebo effects are actually:

A) not noticed with most medications
B) The mind playing tricks on the patient
C) Real physiologic changes to the brain and body.
D) None of these

Question 15

Introducing a higher level of a medication to obtain a desired response is known as:

A) depot binding
B) loading dose
C) vital dose
D) titrating dose

Question 16

When one drug significantly enhances the action of another, this is known as:

A) potentiation
B) maximization
C) synergism
D) interaction

Question 17

Intranasal was one of the mentioned routes of administration.

Question 18

P.R.N. is a Latin abbreviation for "as needed."

Question 19

Some gastrointestinal diseases and treatments interfere with drug absorption.

Question 20

Therapeutic index refers to:

A) The difference between half-life and therapeutic ranges.
B) The difference between side effects levels and toxicity.
C) The difference between a drug's desired concentration or effective dose and toxicity.
D) The difference between effectiveness of two like medications.

Question 21

Tolerance usually leads a client to:

A) decrease the amount of a drug that is used/abused.
B) stop using/abusing the drug.
C) increase the amount of a drug used/abused.
D) change to a different drug.

Question 22

Discontinuing most psychotropic medications, like antidepressants, may result in:

A) death
B) seizures
C) blood disorders
D) flu-like symptoms